Meta-analysis of real-world studies associates COVID-19 vaccination with improved survival in cancer patients on ICIs
Cancer Patients Live Longer After COVID Shots
This meta-analysis of real-world studies evaluated 4,929 cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors to assess COVID-19 vaccinati…
It started with a question doctors couldn’t answer: *Should patients on powerful cancer drugs get the COVID vaccine?* Some worried the immun…
Narrative review offers practical recommendations for implementing PET-guided therapy workflows in clinical practice.
PET scans now guide your radiation treatment
This narrative review synthesizes evidence regarding the implementation of PET-guided therapy workflows. The authors provide practical recom…
Imagine standing in a doctor's office waiting for radiation therapy.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of nurse-led shared decision-making for lung cancer screening uptake.
Nurse-led conversations may help high-risk lung cancer patients choose low-dose CT scans.
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates nurse-led shared decision-making in high-risk lung cancer populations. It reports LDCT up…
A review of 13,608 patients found nurse-led shared decision-making increased willingness to participate in lung cancer screening, with most …
Electroacupuncture Shortens Time to First Defecation in Colorectal Cancer Surgery Patients
Electroacupuncture Speeds Gut Recovery After Colon Surgery
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 72 patients with malignant tumors of the sigmoid colon or rectum scheduled for laparoscopic surger…
You wake up after colon surgery. The cancer is out.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 show improved risk discrimination for immune-toxicity-associated systemic injury.
New Tool Predicts Immune Drug Organ Damage
This translational multicohort study evaluated patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors in United States electronic health record dat…
A new system helps doctors predict which patients might suffer dangerous organ injury from powerful cancer drugs, giving them time to act so…
Digital Nutritional Care Reduces Malnutrition and Weight Loss in Post-Gastrectomy Gastric Cancer Patients
Digital nutrition care helped patients recover faster after stomach cancer surgery.
This retrospective controlled study of 150 patients after radical gastrectomy compared a structured digital nutritional care model against r…
A digital nutrition program helped patients recover faster after stomach cancer surgery, improving weight and malnutrition rates compared to…
Immunoembolization shows lower disease control than FOCUS trial in liver-dominant metastatic uveal melanoma.
Eye Cancer in Liver: New Therapy Extends Life Even When Tumors Grow
This single-center retrospective analysis evaluated immunoembolization (IE) in 43 patients with liver-dominant metastatic uveal melanoma. Th…
A new liver treatment for eye cancer patients may help them live longer, even if it does not shrink tumors as much as expected.
Systematic review of extended versus standard pelvic lymph node dissection in bladder cancer surgery
More Lymph Nodes Removed, Better Survival — But at What Cost?
This systematic review analyzed 993 randomized participants undergoing radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive or treatment-refractory non-mu…
This surgery could help some live longer, but it’s not risk-free.
Review of 68Ga-Pentixafor PET/CT Utility in Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Management
Lung Scans Get Smarter With New Imaging Tool
This narrative review examines the utility of 68Ga-Pentixafor PET/CT in patients with lung cancer. The authors synthesize evidence regarding…
You wake up, cough again — just like the past few weeks.
Internet-delivered psychodynamic therapy versus cognitive behavioural therapy shows no difference for adolescent depression at 12-month
Two online therapies offer similar support for teen depression
This randomized controlled trial included 272 adolescents aged 15–19 with major depressive disorder receiving internet-delivered psychodynam…
Two online therapy types showed similar results for teens with major depressive disorder after twelve months of treatment.
Phase 2 RCT of exercise plus ibuprofen for cancer-related cognitive impairment shows mixed cognitive outcomes.
Exercise and Common Pain Reliever May Sharpen Thinking During Chemo
This phase 2 randomized controlled trial enrolled 86 patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy reporting cognitive problems. Participants …
You’re in the middle of chemotherapy. You love your family, your work, your life.
Meta-analysis identifies prognostic factors for recurrent VTE and bleeding in 96 753 adult cancer patients.
Certain cancer types and health factors raise risk of blood clots or bleeding in adults with cancer and VTE.
This meta-analysis evaluated prognostic factors for recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) or anticoagulant-related bleeding in 96 753 adult…
A large review found that specific cancers and health factors significantly increase the risk of recurrent blood clots or bleeding in adults…